Chernihiv Voivodeship
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Chernihiv Voivodeship was an administrative region of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century, located in the eastern borderlands of the state in what is now northern Ukraine.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division
ⓘ
voivodeship ⓘ |
| affectedByEvent |
Cossack Hetmanate expansion
ⓘ
Khmelnytsky Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bracław Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiev Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Minsk Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Severia region NERFINISHED ⓘ Smolensk Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Chernihiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | Archangel Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedByTreaty | Truce of Andrusovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1667 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | King Władysław IV Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1635 ⓘ |
| governedAs | part of Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown ⓘ |
| hadOffice |
castellan of Chernihiv
ⓘ
starosta of Chernihiv NERFINISHED ⓘ starosta of Novhorod-Siverskyi ⓘ starosta of Oster ⓘ voivode of Chernihiv ⓘ |
| hadRegionalAssembly | sejmik of Chernihiv Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Polish
ⓘ
Ruthenian ⓘ |
| historicalSeat | Chernihiv Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Polish Crown law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | eastern borderlands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Ukraine ⓘ |
| modernCountryCapitalOfRegion | Kyiv (as capital of Ukraine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernMainCity | Chernihiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityEthnicComposition | predominantly Polish and Ruthenian szlachta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruthenian lands of the Polish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern borderlands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEthnicComposition | predominantly Ruthenian (Ukrainian) ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Chernihiv-Siversk lands under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
Chernihiv-Siversk lands under the Tsardom of Russia (temporary control) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Church (majority of local population)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church (state religion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Tsardom of Russia administration in Left-bank Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Cossack Hetmanate regiments in the region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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